jpdb beta

excuse; explanation

7

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

3

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

7

of course; certainly; naturally

6

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

mankind; humanity

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

4

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

2

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

3

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

3

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

7

several times; once or twice

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

3

all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

9

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

6

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

8

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

4

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

chance; opportunity

2

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

3

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

without cause; without reason

2

research material; experimental material

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

threat; menace

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

hostage

3

value; worth; merit

3

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

conviction; belief; confidence

6

to fear; to be afraid of

2

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

3

being extremely busy; being swamped with work

1

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

2

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

2

one's person

1

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

1